Stwutter

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Nov 23, 2024

MSFS24 update - how do I get in the plane (without spawning on the RWY)? SHIFT-C doesn't work as it's not a stock plane, and there's no click spot.

ganimed2over 1 year ago

The answer is shift+c for all msfs2020 aircraft

Stwutterover 1 year ago

So I can't then.

38group

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Dec 9, 2023

Pretty quick,that's why I love the air brake when on final!!

Havner

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Oct 31, 2022

There is one thing missing to make this a perfect plane (besides unrealistically good performance in regard to turn radius and being able to keep speed in tight turns, but those I actually like): Being able to open a canopy after landing :-D I'd love you to add that.

bravetoss

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Jun 13, 2022

Nice fun aircraft for sightseeing and some aerobatics (it has insane maneuverability and good speed, watchout for G-force blackouts! :-) Recommended

redfrogg

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Apr 16, 2022

What a fantastic little plane to fly. I'm a little addicted to this plane LOL. The upgrades you just completed are "most excellent" . . thank you

SparkySven

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Apr 15, 2022

They did forget to update "manifest.json" file so so you will need to edit it yourself and put correct version there so you see it in addon linker correctly as V2.0.1.

GotFriendsabout 4 years ago

Apologies, we missed that in the hotfix for version 2.0.1

Ronald1302

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Mar 17, 2022

I was hesitant to buy it, and only bought it to support this superb team, but it has become among my favorite aircraft to fly/mess with!

FlightDeckEvan

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Jan 6, 2022

Amazing aircraft to fly. To make the review a full 5 stars, please add in custom wwise engine sounds, not from default aircraft.

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Awesome feedback! However, we are wondering where we can record sounds as this is a concept aircraft. Regardless, we opted for the Extra 330 soundpack as it is the same engine used in the Gee Bee R3.

paulhannover

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Dec 6, 2021

i flew ith through the alps yesterday with a friend and it was so great. also, i made my first ever -90fpm stall-warning-3-point-landing without a single bounce and i was so happy that i almost cried :) Best performance for price that anyone can make for VFR messing around in multiplayer.. especially with the smoke (that the other one weirdly only sees mostly but not always, even if he is in the same plane).. the applications are countless touch and go on the Burj-Al-Arab Helipad, cover Burj Khalia in a spiral of smoke like an xmas tree, fly inverted below bridges, this plane does it all.. thanks again jonx and team!

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Thank you for the kind review! - Jonx

makattack

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Dec 4, 2021

Love the model! Just tried it for the first time in VR and thought "wow! the developers really kept with the RC scale model concept! I love it!" Then kind of sad to realize it was not on purpose and there's a separate VR livery. I downloaded it, but I think I like the RC scale version -- makes me think I'm in a FPV RC GeeBee!

Louis_Vervaeke

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Nov 13, 2021

I rarely review things or give them a score, but this time I felt obliged to do so, Being really impressed by what "got friends" released for free, I decided to give them some support and buy their first payware product! I can absolutely recommend this airplane, it flies really great, and have been loving and flying it all the time since I bought it! you can't go any better for the price !!! HIGHLY RECOMMEND !!!

JollyGreen

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Nov 1, 2021

Fun little aircraft

CaptainAS007

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Oct 20, 2021

Yea, no smoke with SU6 and with the V 1.0.2. Great plane! Hope to see he smoke working again soon!!

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Working hard on this next update. I'm pleased to say smoke is going to work again, thanks for your patience and we are aiming to get this update out as soon as possible.

CaptainAS007over 4 years ago

Thanks for the quick response. You guys are doing a fantastic job! Excellent plane!!

Sensei930

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Oct 10, 2021

Buenos dias buena gente, no puedo activar el humo de colores en esta maravilla de avión, le doy a los botones de smoke y no sale humo de color por ningún lado. No se si estoy haciendo algo mal o si tengo que activar algún interruptor mas para poder disfrutar de las estelas de color. " I need support " alguien me puede ayudar con esto ? Gracias y un saludo

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Este es el único informe de este problema. Elimine todos los archivos de Gee Bee R3 de su carpeta comunitaria, vuelva a descargarlos y coloque los nuevos archivos en la carpeta comunitaria. Esta característica debería funcionar muy bien.

Sensei930over 4 years ago

Le agradezco su pronta contestación pero ya he probado a descargar de nuevo el fichero y a desinstalar e instalar individualmente cada una de las dos versiones y en ninguna me funciona el humo de colores en ninguno de los colores y todo lo demás funciona bien tanto en la version normal como en la versión de Realidad aumentada. Así que ruego investigue si puede estar ocurriendo algo con esta caracteristica concreta así como si alguien mas reporta este problema para que yo pueda disfrutar plenamente de este avión. Un saludo.

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

¿Puede enviarme una lista de los mods que ha instalado en su carpeta Comunidad? Puede haber un conflicto entre mods.

slimsegi

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Oct 3, 2021

I liked the Vertigo, now I love the Gee Bee. It's my favorite plane in the game. Amazing STOL performances thanks to the speed brakes coupled with good engine power. I want more paywares from Got Friends and Got Gravel - I'll be queuing to be the first one to buy them.

pingnz

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Sep 25, 2021

I bought this plane to show my support for the Got Friends (and to recognise their past achievements). Then I became hooked on a great aircraft.

TheDrafter

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Sep 24, 2021

This is the most fun plane I've ever flown, and for sure best value for the money. Very responsive and fast. The speedbreak is great for...well not overspeeding, and a must when landing. It's awesome for sightseeing or just swooping in and out between the clouds. Great work Got Fiends!

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Our pleasure!

hartbreak1

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Sep 24, 2021

Loving this plane, I'm confused about the new update, do the livery changes also apply to the version here? If so, is there a way to make the original branded liveries as a separate replacement download on this site? I really love those and will be sad to see the branding go.

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Basically, it's too complex to create a Marketplace version of this aircraft as well as a 3rd party vendor version. It's too much workload and checks to ensure they both always stay up to date with bug fixes. So since the In-Game marketplace version couldn't have any branding, we decided to strip branding from it and just maintain a single package to make development in the future faster and more efficient. Tomorrow after work, I plan on releasing a Gee Bee R3 (Recycled) add-on just for flightsim.to, this will include 3 separate community folder drag n drops of the removed content. We will make a Texaco Livery Package, Gulf Oil Package, and the original "Rocketeer" 2-Bladed sub-model as Freeware. That way anyone can download and choose which folders they want to place in their community folder. The 2 original liveries (If placed in the community folder) will overwrite the existing in version 1.0.2. This is the best solution to ensure everyone who wants these branded liveries and Disney "Rocketeer" content outside official Asobo purchases in-game can do so and still have the lost content. It's also safer for us to sell fictional branding and release official branding as Freeware like you already see with the Gee Bee R3 Coca Cola, Monster, and Red Bull liveries.

hartbreak1over 4 years ago

Yeah that's what I had in mind, thank you :)

caaront

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Sep 23, 2021

I love this plane, I can do almost flawless aerobatics in it, any flaws are on my part, lol. I can do a nice Lomcevak with almost 2 somersaults, need to work on it, but this plane is very controllable. I can hop n any airplane, default or pay ware and point it toward the ground and recover, but the default aerobatic planes over the last couple of updates in MSFS have been sometimes uncontrollable after nosing down more than about 30% for me, I do not know why. But this plane fills my aerobatics needs. I found that with the speed brakes I can even fly out of short grass fields. It is awesome. As a matter of fact I am going to shoot and airshow type video out of the pay ware Johnson Creek airport in the sim, 3U2. It is in the mountains of Idaho, beside a creek with mountains and tall fir trees all around, and set up like a fly in with tents out by the planes and everything. This planes gets in and out fine and can do Lomcevaks and Hammerheads all day there between the tall mountains, it will be spectacular. Thank you developers, keep it up.

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Thank you for your wonderful review and we look forward to giving you further updates and more aircraft in the future! Excited to see that video as well!

MajorTinz

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Sep 20, 2021

I'm confused by the amount of "angry" ratings ... it is utterly superb! Amazing fun, and one way to say thank you if you enjoy the free Vertigo.

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

From most feedback via email or Discord. The angry ratings are in response to it being a payware product on FlightSim.to, they just want it to stay Freeware. That's not how either one of us grow, and we are honored to be part of FlightSim.to's growth plan.

craigr

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Sep 16, 2021

Bought this today to use round my Orbx Brisbane river run course today. What a blast this thing flies so nice round the course, bargain.

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

We've been flying there a lot as well lately, what a blast that run!

paulhannoverover 4 years ago

Yes, the gee bee is perfect for the river run. Before i was only able to finish it in the Cap10 because in the extra 330 a high bank angle sometimes results in loss of control for me. the gee bee gives me the best results so far. still a challenge though, especially the "under the bridges" part

Bellie

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Sep 11, 2021

1.) Read the manual! I just tried to fly without at least glancing the manual and my first flight had been a disaster :-). Especially the chapter about flaps is, eh, very revealing. 2.) Air brakes are mandatory! Bind them to an easy accessible key and landing will become MUCH more easy. Fly low and fast for most fun (and sweat). If you like the free Gotgravel planes this plane should not disappoint you.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thanks Bellie :-)

taronov

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Sep 11, 2021

Now THAT'S what I call a keeper! Well done guys for a job amazingly done! The plane is so much fun to fly, highly maneuverable but I wish for a couple of things (hopefully the team will get to that): First, a checklist can be nice (though it's really intuative, but maybe for those that have trouble with taildraggers ). Another wish is for a better sound for the engine. Thanks again!

GotFriendsover 4 years ago

Which sound would you prefer? Our issue with this aircraft is that it is purely a concept aircraft. A lot of people have been asking for custom sounds. We understand that concern, but also we only have RC sounds to work with hahaha

taronovover 4 years ago

Yeah I realize this is only a concept plane and you don't have much to base the sound upon. I'm no expert. Maybe others can think of a better plane to copy the engine sound from :) Again, amazing job and I hope you'll make more planes (maybe irl model next time?) you'll find a loyal costumer here

Marion_Lupulellaover 4 years ago

i know the Sbach 342, Sbach 300 and Extra 330 use the same engine.

spanner76

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Sep 10, 2021

not bad at all! can you make a retractable landing gear version?

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thanks :-) A retractable gear is not possible with the structure the Gee Bee has. Wings have to be thin and light, hence the cabling. Many aerobatic aircraft for that reason do not have retractable gears.

seagull_58

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Sep 8, 2021

YESSSS!!! I liked this bird. I feel it made only for me. AeroHuligan. )

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Haha maybe it was! Thanks for the support!

seagull_58almost 5 years ago

Tomorrow I will definitely show my friends this cool plane on stream. I will do slalom along the lanterns. )

Manu5ahau

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Sep 7, 2021

This plane i love. A joy to fly! thank you so much to bringing this great concept plane in the sim. I have one question: As much as i love to turn some G"s it also flies really well in straigth lines. i have a bunch of insim friends and most of the time we fly GA in group. Nothing fancy just following a simple flight plan and enjoy the surroundings and chat. I would love to take the Gee Bee on trips like these. Would it be possible to implement a simple Autopilot that i can use with the Logitech multipanel. I see that the autopilot is in the systems.cfg file but not functional in sim. Just HDG/NAV and ALThold would be enough. THX again for this bird. Hope to hear about my question.

Deleted Accountalmost 5 years ago

Umm, yeah, I could see what we can do for a future update. Maybe implement another small system for simplistic AP control.

Manu5ahaualmost 5 years ago

That would be awesome!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

In the meantime, you may edit engines.cfg and set DisableAutopilotControls to 0. This will enable autopilot controls so your external equipment can work with it.

Manu5ahaualmost 5 years ago

Thank you so much for this reply!

Goochie

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Sep 7, 2021

Oh yeah this thing is fun, but the pilot seems to have jumped out! Is there some button to activate this? Also I noticed on an earlier Youtube review there was a nice keyring with someone's photo. That looked really cool. I was a bit dissapointed there wasn't at least a rabbits foot or something hanging off the keys. Looking forward to seeing how this little pocket rocket develops. I have noticed some developers slow down quickly after release date and move to newer projects, presumably to generate more sales. Community devs don't have such concerns so their interest does not fade. Look at FlyByWire for example. If you want community support don't forget your roots.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Ah yes, we are still working very hard on our already released Freeware and plan on adding more and more to this little gem as time continues. Thanks for the great feedback, the pilot issue should be fixed for the next update, for now, go to options -> extra-> change your Pilot Model from default to Pilot 1 or something, as long as it's not Default. Then restart your flight.

Taildraggin68

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Sep 6, 2021

One word...Outstanding. The epitome of visualization of a concept aircraft. Talent from the entire team and just a blast to fly. Thank you.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Many thanks!

lamer

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Sep 5, 2021

Wow this plane is fantastic one of my favorite plane very good job i hope you will make a nother plane .

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thanks and yes, more aircraft are in the pipeline :-)

VimFuego

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Sep 5, 2021

Happy to support the devs if the quality is this good going forward. I would have bought it anyway to support the free offerings I've already put serious time into. Looking forward to future projects.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thank you and more is indeed on the way!

Murdoch214

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Sep 5, 2021

Amazing little plane! So fun to fly, superb quality, and even good as a regular GA run about, not just aerobatics! :) Not too difficult to handle either. Its quite friendly!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

A big smile from us :-)

FLAMIN_FENIX

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Sep 5, 2021

MASSIVELY impressed with this plane! outstanding value IMO. flys amazing, awesome fun! the close up detail is superior! good job guys!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Nice you zoomed in a bit ... so many tiny details to enjoy :-)

FLAMIN_FENIXalmost 5 years ago

Even the texture of the steel cabling that sort the wings, is perfected to look real lol

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

And you just mentioned my (Got Gravel) favorite texture magic by 270 Inc!

Newdeclic

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Sep 4, 2021

Bravo very good achievement, I do not regret my purchase. https://youtu.be/yL5AzuXKIXA

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

:-) Enjoyed your video

Newdeclicalmost 5 years ago

Thank you ;)

Lower41

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Sep 4, 2021

What a fun and capable aeroplane to fly in the sim. Whilst I understand that it is not a production aircraft, it has been so well created by the team, that I believe all those interested should give it a go. After all the sim is a sim, not real flying. Loved your previous free aeroplanes. Happy to pay for this one and support your future developments.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thank you so much. We put so much effort into making this aircraft feel like a full scale product. Your feedback is wonderful to hear.

AyKayORG

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Sep 3, 2021

Outstanding work! Was an instant purchase for me. Love it! Is there a Paintkit?

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Link is in the description. Yes there is :) https://flightsim.to/file/19877/gee-bee-r3-special-paint-kit

AyKayORGalmost 5 years ago

Oh sorry... I might have been blind due to excitement.

TickTak

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Sep 2, 2021

Love the new plane, you had my at The Rocketeer Livery! And thank you for all your other freeware as well. Really enjoy the Savage, Vertigo and Edgley!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thanks TickTak!

jonit

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Sep 2, 2021

WOW this is just a fantastic airplane, big thumps up, greak work. Hope we se a lot more aircrafts from Gotfriends... Well you certainly got a friend in me, and my money to :-) Just one little wish, it seems for me that the cockpit VR scale is off to the small end? But maybe it depends on wich headset you are using? Mine is an HP reverb G2, and it takes away some of the immersion when it feels like a "Baby" Bee Gee.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

This is an issue we are working hard on. It's a world scale issue and hopefully we get Asobo Support. PLAYING IN VR requires you to select the VR Ready livery at aircraft selection screen. This will, for now, address the scaling issue you're having.

jonitalmost 5 years ago

Thanks a lot i will try that.

drroly

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Sep 1, 2021

Firstly, this is a great little aircraft. Low level canyon runs in this thing are epic. The only real negative I have are the sounds, which I think are the stock Extra 330 sounds from Asobo. I know it's not an expensive mod, but there are similar-priced aircraft with custom sounds. It seems very easy to fly - maybe too easy? Control inputs that would stall or spin the Extra and Pitts don't on the R3, but maybe that's how it should be. Not really a big deal though as it's such a blast to fly. Edit: I hope this doesn't read as too negative. The sound stands out because it's just OK and everything else about the R3 is really good.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thanks for your feedback! Very much appreciated. Custom sounds are definitely in the picture for future aircraft or updates, but currently are beyond our scope. They take a lot of effort to do well and good quality sounds are expensive to come by. We would not settle for sub-standard...it's just not us. They would certainly raise the price. As for stall limits, they are highly accurate for the Gee Bee and aerodynamically sound. You can pull the G's you are expected to pull at given speeds for an aerobatic aircraft as well. Also keep in mind the wing's elliptical, which is a highly efficient shape, just like a Spitfire wing. It glides exceptionally well with very low parasitic drag. The Extra wing is rectangular...less efficient but it provides a higher roll rate. All in all the Gee Bee is an entirely different animal from the Extra or the Pitts. But an animal it is!

drrolyalmost 5 years ago

It certainly is an animal, a bit of a beast really! Thanks a lot for the info, I really appreciate it. (currently flying the R3 up and down Mt Fuji like a maniac and loving every minute)

quelcertoleo

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Sep 1, 2021

impressive release. love the flight model, astonished by the propeller drag, spins and overall feel of the plane. excellent work from a long time carbon and grravel user. ps: jennifer connelly is a nice touch.

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thank you! :-)

MF303

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Sep 1, 2021

Great aircraft for aerobatics/racing, very nice quality and features and flies nicely too. very enjoyable!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Glad you're enjoying Gee Bee!

HaulWithPaul

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Sep 1, 2021

Appreciate all the free work you've done. Haven't even taken the new bird up yet. I'm sure I'll be thrilled. Thanks for all your hard work and time invested. Cheers!

Ambivrt

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Sep 1, 2021

Instant buy! The Got Gravel Planes are easily my most used planes in the sim, and even if this turns out to be a duck, I am thrilled to support the developers! Great work all of you!!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thanks for your support and kind words!

Strykai

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Sep 1, 2021

The Gee Bee R3 Special is a very fun little racer to zoom around in. It's easy to control and a joy to fly. It also has a good number of liveries and an official paint kit that you can download separately. I'm happy to support the Got Friends Team; they have shared much with the MSFS community with their freeware. I'm very satisfied with my purchase and highly recommend this craft if you enjoy racing around the skies!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thank you for your kind words!

Ginger_playz

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Sep 1, 2021

AMAZING plane for 15 dollars great buy! Congrats on the successful launch :)!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Thanks Ginger! :-)

FndrStrat06

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Sep 1, 2021

This is awesome! Glad I could support the development!

RDingo

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Aug 31, 2021

GotFriends - I just set the Model to "VR" in all the liveries and now all are gorgeous in VR. Even when not in VR, it still is beauty with the VR model. Unless there is some downside (they all seem to work great), I like just making them all the VR model instead of swapping textures in and out of the "VR Optimized" livery slot by changing the Texture. So now my new favorite airplane! Tip o' the hat for such a gorgeous subject and 5 stars! Highly recommended to anyone who likes the exotic but old planes with the modern conveniences! The smoke is pure beautiful gravy!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

We had to Remodel the VR Interior to work without World Scale, glad you found a solution :) Hopefully soon Asobo adds more support and fixes will not be needed!

RDingoalmost 5 years ago

@GotFriends, I figured out what the down side is to setting all models to VR - I lose the ability to see the two blade prop version. Any chance you might add a VR model of the Rocketeer 2-blade version? No big deal. The Rocketeer paint looks great with that paddle-blade 3-prop too!

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Adding this to the next update. We will include a separate drag and drop VR community mod for VR flyers with Rocketeer compatibility as well.

RDingoalmost 5 years ago

Very nice and Thank you! Already great and getting even better.

SerenaFrank

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Aug 31, 2021

We knew already that you guys are really good, but with this one, you really did just an amazing job . The plane is just a blast to fly , I'm a VR pilot and believe me only Gs, vibrations and odors are missing, it's incredibly immerssive, the aircraft handles beautifuly. This plane is a masterpiece , thank you for your great job (as usual)

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

It's truly great to hear you're enjoying Gee Bee so much!

SerenaFrankalmost 5 years ago

I do, thanks a lot !!! 😍

pilote768

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Aug 31, 2021

So glad it's finally out ! First payware aircraft that I bought for MSFS and after only an hour of test flight : wow it flies well ! What a pleasure to have this pocket rocket in the sim, thanks guys !

GotFriendsalmost 5 years ago

Wow the first one, we're honoured! :-)

wernerb

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Aug 31, 2021

very nice work :) please insert a pilot figure. thank you very much. can you also work on other aerobatic aircrafts like the great Sbach Xtremeair 342 Private D-EIXA?

wernerbalmost 5 years ago

sorry for missunderstanding. I mean the pilot modell from internal camera view, external works fine

Loulou90

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Aug 31, 2021

superbe travail je le conseille au amateure de voltige continuer comme sa tres beau travail